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Andino, Martin have words after Yanks' win

Andino, Martin have words after Yanks' win

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4/9/12: Robert Andino takes exception to something and has words with the Yankees after the final out of the game is made

By Bryan Hoch
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MLB.com |

BALTIMORE -- Yankees catcher Russell Martin exchanged heated words with the Orioles' Robert Andino on Monday, believing that pitch locations were being relayed from second base in the ninth inning of New York's 6-2 victory at Camden Yards.

Martin danced around the details of the argument, and Yankees manager Joe Girardi dismissed the tiff as "boys were being boys." One Yankee said that the team indeed thought Andino was tipping where Martin was setting up for closer Mariano Rivera.

Last July 14 in Toronto, Martin was upset that the Blue Jays appeared to be stealing signs and tipping pitches during an eight-run first inning against starter Bartolo Colon, and he spoke publicly about the issue.

On Monday, Martin said that he was the first to speak in the argument, and that Andino might not have liked "a look that I gave him."

"I think he was inviting me to a sparring session next offseason," Martin joked. "I don't know. I'll get his number. We'll talk it over later."

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.